Self-referential processing in our brain—A meta-analysis of imaging studies on the self

@article{Northoff2006SelfreferentialPI,
  title={Self-referential processing in our brain—A meta-analysis of imaging studies on the self},
  author={Georg Northoff and Alexander Heinzel and Moritz de Greck and Felix Bermpohl and Henrik Dobrowolny and Jaak Panksepp},
  journal={NeuroImage},
  year={2006},
  volume={31},
  pages={440-457}
}
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